MANUFACTURING ROUTES - API 5L GR B PSL2, API 5L X60 PSL2, API 5L X65 PSL2, API 5L X65 - API PIPE EXPORTER

Acceptable Manufacturing Routes for PSL 2 Pipes

Type of Pipe	Starting Material	Pipe Forming	Pipe Heat Treatment	Delivery Condition
SMLS	Ingot, Bloom or Billet	As Rolled	--	R
		Normalizing	--	N
		Hot Forming	Normalizing	N
		Hot Forming	Quenching and Tempering	Q
		Hot Forming and Cold Forming	Normalizing	N
		Hot Forming and Cold Forming	Quenching and Tempering	Q
HFW	Normalizing-rolled Strip	Cold Forming	Heat treating of weld area only	N
	Thermomechanical-rolled strip	Cold Forming	Heat treating of weld area only	M
	Thermomechanical-rolled strip	Cold Forming	Heat treating of weld area and stress relieving of entire pipe	M
	Hot-rolled strip	Cold Forming	Normalizing	N
		Cold Forming	Quenching and tempering	Q
		Cold Forming followed by hot reducing under controlled temperature resulting in a normalized condition	-	N
		Cold forming followed by thermomechanical forming of pipe	-	M
SAW or COW PIPES	Normalized or normalizing rolled strip or plate	Cold Forming	-	N
	As-rolled, thermomechanical-rolled, normalizing-rolled or normalized,	Cold Forming	Normalizing	N
	Thermomechanical-rolled strip or plate	Cold Forming	_	M
	Quenched and tempered plate	Cold Forming	_	Q
	As-rolled, thermomechanical-rolled, normalizing-rolled or normalized strip or plate	Cold Forming	Quenching and tempering	Q
	As-rolled, thermomechanical-rolled, normalizing-rolled or normalized strip or plate	Normalizing forming	-	N